THE Marlborough Express.

Marlborough Express, Volume X, Issue 698, 3 April 1875, Page 5

THE Marlborough Express.

" GIVB 818 the liberty to knou. to uU?r, aii'! to n.ut.e freely according to consilience. ■••.•■.•.- .v; ••th-i H!m-m>b — MILTOX

SATURDAY; APRIL 3, 1875.

The quaint expression "That it takes some of all sorts to make up the world," has often suggested to our minds the query j " would not the world be quite as well without some of the sorts '?" It may be that a difference of opinion would largely i obtain as to which of the sorts it was \ most desirable to retain, were it possible to improve the remainder off the general estate ; and hence the reflection arises, that even the least estimable of the " sorts " referred to may fulfil their mission m the world's economy. Many a withering denunciation of the wrong-doer have we committed to the flames, the uplifted hand which might have crushed the noxious insect has been withheld, and m the spirit of Uncle Toby we have said "Go poor wretch ! is not the world wide enough for thee and IV But however willing we may be to accept the aphorism of the poet " All partial evil, universal good," we have occasionally, m common with greater men, been compelled to j brush the flies away, though it should be ! but with a bunch of feathers, Asa proof j of the necessity which exists for even high : authorities to occasionally " drive these I noxious intmrlers" « v~a-\" "~wo~ Fave be- i fore us a pamphlet by the Hon Julius Yogel, reprinted from Fraster's Magazine of February last. The subject on which he treats is " The Finances of New Zealand." The easay before us is one of a highly practical nature, and appeared m reply to a previous article m the same periodical, by a Mr Charles Fkllows, who resided for a short time m this Colony, and contributed to the Otago Daily Times a series of letters attacking the Colonial Government under the pseudonym of "Master Humphrey." The article by Mr Fellows we have not seen, but as he possesses some ability, there can be little doubt that he has done some degree of mischief to the character of this Colony, and that of its Government ; his mis-state-ments however awakened the ire of our Premier, who, m a letter dated from Paris m January, says : — " I have answered Mr Fellows under circumstances of difficulty. I received your number containing his article at Florence, several days after it was published ; amidst the weariness attending a slow recovery from serious illness, and with but few books and documents accessible. I should have liked to do more justice to New Zealand." We have carefully read the little work of which its author speaks so lightly, and we can cordially recommend it to the perusal of all who wish to understand the true politics of this Colony — namely its financial position — and the influence which the Immigration and Public Works policy has upon its present position and future development. The defence of the Colony by Mr Yogel is clear and statesmanlike ; and we believe any " partial evil" effected by Mr Fellows, will result m " universal "good" to the Colony, by the spirit of inquiry it must necessarily awaken, and by its eliciting such an able, truthful, and spirited reply from the man, to whose sagacity and forethought the Colony owes so much of its present prosperity, and its proud position amongst the colonies of the South. Mr Yogel thus concludes his reply : — "The colony is as prosperous now as any country m the world. It has immense resources, and is sure of a great future. But not only on ifcs resources does it depend. As a comparatively recent colonist, I may, without egotism, say that, far above climate, soil, and mineral and other capabilities, the strength of New Zealand depends on its people. A country may support population even m spite of original sterility — as -witness Utah, not to mention many spots m Europe. Upon its people depends a country's

success ; and the colonists of New Zealand have those virtues of frugality} faith,- industry, ami e::er«y which ensure success and iiappi«ess to their possessors. In the New England State.?, the grand qualities of the early Puritan founders show themselves m their remote descendants. Generations will live and die m New Zealand, and still the homely virtues of its pilgrim fathei'3 will be reproduced, and will earn for the land a great place amongst the dependencies of the empire to which I believe they will, like their ancestors, glory to belong. To the people of New Zealand, who have won their way to success through so many difficulties, that happy phrase, ' the heroic work of colonisation,' is peculiarly applicable."